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shangurl11 (298.5 days ago)
My son is now 22 months and has been climbing out of his crib since he was 19 months old (very tall boy). My husband and I just decided to leave the side rail down and he gets out just fine. If you leave that down the risk of them falling on their head is very minimal. If you want to feel better about her climbing out put her in the crib and ask her to climb out in front of you so you can watch how she`s doing it. We did that and saw that our son was a smart little sucker!! He`s put one foot down at a time and ease himself down so that took a little strain off of us because we knew he wasn`t just flipping himself over the crib. But again, leave the side bar down. As for the parents not being concerned, I was concerned at first, but watching him do it put me at ease. But as for her being in your care and doing that more props to you for being so concerned because if I were you I wouldn`t want to be held responsible if she did hurt herself either.

MsMiMi (301.4 days ago)
I was a climber...although my son was not. Like the other mom have said placing cushions on floor for a `softer` landing. In addition, talking to the parents about YOUR concerns while the child is in YOUR care seems to be a good idea. Even if they are okay with it...the fact that you are should be important to them.

tto (302.4 days ago)
Make it easier to climb out- put things she can use as steps near by, remove anything she can get hurt on, maybe leave the crib side down, and definetly cushion anything else. It`s part of growing up, all kids do it and they escapte major injury.

MJamison (302.5 days ago)
personally my view.. once they start to climb out.. it is time for the twin bed!

mlmmdjm (302.5 days ago)
You could also try letting the child nap on the couch or make a nice bed on the floor. The parents may ask why you are doing this and then you can explain you are scared the baby is going to fall and hurt his or herself. It may give them the nudge they need to get a toddler bed.

kater (302.8 days ago)
i agree with putting cushions around the cot to soften the landing, its a shame the parents don`t see the need to do anything about it. if it was my child and for some reason i didn`t want to put them into a bed, i would at least not put the side up, so they have less height to fall from, but i suspect the parents would want you doing that either.i think you have to sit down with the parents, and explain to them your fears and worries. tell them how you feel, and you are worried about their child, maybe they don`t know how great their child`s gross motor skills are yet or how adventurous their baby is. either way they need to know how strongly you feel

mommymeg (303.1 days ago)
I went and bought a crib tent. Not sure how people feel bout these but it keeps them safe and my son actually loved his, i think he felt like he was sleeping in a `fort` or something. Now that I think about it as I type this I guess one concern would be incase of a fire, it would take a few seconds to unzip, hope ive helped!

tiredmommy (303.2 days ago)
My daughter is nearly 3, and surprisingly still not climbing out. We will be getting her a toddler bed any day now, as to prepare her for the upcoming baby - who will be using her crib. I`ve discussed this issue with friends, and they always go to a toddler bed once that starts up - or usually sooner. Try having a casual conversation about it with the parents, and ask their advice and how to prevent the kiddo from hurting his/herself. Then bring up the possibility of moving up to a toddler bed to prevent accidents. Best luck!!!

kathleen (303.2 days ago)
well when my son started doing it i got rid of the crib and got him a bed with a safety bar but because your the nanny obviously u can`t do that so the nexts best thing i could think off is u putting cushions around the crib so if she does fall while trying to clime out she will have a softer landing.

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